diff --git a/providers/service_def.rb b/providers/service_def.rb
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+#
+# Copyright 2014 John Bellone <jbellone@bloomberg.net>
+# Copyright 2014 Bloomberg Finance L.P.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+
+use_inline_resources
+
+action :create do
+  file new_resource.path do
+    user node[:consul][:service_user]
+    group node[:consul][:service_group]
+    mode 0600
+    content new_resource.to_json
+
+    action :create
+  end
+end
+
+action :delete do
+  file new_resource.path do
+    action :delete
+  end
+end
diff --git a/resources/service_def.rb b/resources/service_def.rb
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+#
+# Copyright 2014 John Bellone <jbellone@bloomberg.net>
+# Copyright 2014 Bloomberg Finance L.P.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+
+require 'json'
+
+actions :create, :delete
+default_action :create
+
+attribute :name, name_attribute: true, required: true, kind_of: String
+attribute :id, kind_of: String
+attribute :port, kind_of: Integer
+attribute :tags, kind_of: Array, default: nil
+attribute :check, kind_of: Hash, default: nil, callbacks: {
+  "Checks must be a hash containing either a `:ttl` key/value or a `:script` and `:interval` key/value" => ->(check) {
+    Chef::Resource::ConsulServiceDef.validate_check(check)
+  }
+}
+
+def self.validate_check(check)
+  if !check.is_a?(Hash)
+    return false
+  end
+
+  if check.has_key?(:ttl) && (!check.has_key?(:interval) && !check.has_key?(:script))
+    return true
+  end
+
+  if check.has_key?(:interval) && check.has_key?(:script)
+    return true
+  end
+
+  false
+end
+
+def path
+  ::File.join(node[:consul][:config_dir], "service-#{name}.json")
+end
+
+def to_json
+  JSON.pretty_generate(to_hash)
+end
+
+def to_hash
+  hash = {
+    service: {
+      name: name
+    }
+  }
+  hash[:service][:id]    = id if !id.nil?
+  hash[:service][:port]  = port if !port.nil?
+  hash[:service][:tags]  = tags if !tags.nil?
+  hash[:service][:check] = check if !check.nil?
+  hash
+end